Improvement in shirt-collars



PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS A. PEASE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHIRT-COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 3,9G9, dated June 16, 1863.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .IULIUS A. PEASE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved ShirtOollar, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and io the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in making a shirt-collarthat needs only to be wiped With a Wet towel or sponge to be ready for use and that will not break down by Wearing.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ol' the collar. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views.

I make my frame c, Fig. 3, of steel or other metal, and of the size I Want my collar. I cover said frame with Waterproof enameled cloth or other enameled material, orI cover the said frame with cloth and enamel it afterward. The frame c is for the purpose of preventing the breaking down of the collar by use.

To have a clean collar, it is only necessary to wipe it with a Wet towel or sponge.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A shirt-collar made by covering a metal frame with waterproof enameled cloth or other material, substantially as before def scribed.

J ULIUS A. PEASE. Witnesses:

EDWARD DEMMING, CHARLES O. BILLINGs. 

